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Increasing Appointment Adherence In Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Via Appointment Reminders And Patient Education, Leslie Guy
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Practice Problem: Appointment no-shows and nonadherence have been an organization-wide concern within the project setting, resulting in increased healthcare costs and workload while disrupting the continuity of patient care.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: In adult diabetic patients ages 19-99 (P), how do appointment reminders by nursing staff and patient education related to appointment adherence (I) compared to the current practice of appointment reminders by administrative assistants and no patient education related to appointment adherence (C) affect appointment adherence rates (O) within ten weeks (T)?
Evidence: Current evidence demonstrates that patient appointment reminders improve appointment …